Finding the Key You’re Playing In
Have you ever wondered what key you’re playing in at any given time? Adam Pietrykowski walks us through finding the answer to that question here.
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Freshen Up Your Progressions
Adam Pietrykowski walks us through the art of using chords from other keys to compliment the one we’re working in at a given time in this lesson on harmony.
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Minor Keys: Use and Understand Part 2
Adam Pietrykowski schools us and discusses practical applications for minor harmonies for the guitar in Minor Keys: Use and Understand Part 2.
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Minor Keys: Use and Understanding Part 1
Sad to the Bone Minor keys are awesome. They sound dark and dramatic, and many musicians over the centuries have
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Why You Don’t Sound as Modal as You’d Like
The concept seems to elude many guitarists – at all levels. A question I often hear is “I’ve memorized all the modes. Now how do I apply them?”
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Harmonic Areas And Their Usefulness
Previously, we talked about harmonizing major scales to discover which chords occur naturally in a key. Now lets find out what harmonic area each chord sits in.
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Let’s Make These Chords Work
How do I know what chords sound good together? If I want to write a killer song, what mental library can I access to figure out the next chord change?
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